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    Democratic legitimacy requires citizens to act on substan... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Political skepticism is necessary in moral and political life

    Democratic legitimacy requires citizens to act on substantive moral commitments, not merely probabilistic hedges about value.

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    • 1.Citizens acting on genuine moral conviction produce stable, motivated political participation rather than mere compliance.
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    • 2.A democracy where people merely calculate expected utilities treats fellow citizens as means, not as co-authors of shared law.
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    • 3.Legitimacy requires that laws reflect authentic public reasoning about justice, not aggregated indifference.
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    • 1.Moral certainty has historically justified oppression; probabilistic humility about value protects minorities better.
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    • 2.Citizens reasonably hold uncertain moral views on complex issues; requiring conviction excludes legitimate democratic voices.
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    • 3.Stable democracies often succeed through procedural compromise among people with conflicting substantive commitments.
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